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William Downing

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William‚Äôs huge experience means he will find solutions to complicated and sensitive HR issues. He provides, on a day to day basis, immediate and commercially sensitive advice concerning all employment law issues. In particular William is able to guide clients through complex situations, providing draft letters, aide memoirs and key pointers for handling difficult exits; and assisting in dealing with internal client investigations and processes.

South East: Human resources

Employment: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40

Within: Employment: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40

Blake Morgan LLP¬†provides ‚Äėvalue for money' and a¬†'practical‚Äô service, led by the head of the firm‚Äôs employment, pensions, benefits and immigration team,¬†William Downing.¬†Clients of the practice include Oxford BioMedica, Brasenose and Worcester Colleges, Oxford, and Keyzone Computer Services. Downing primarily works out of the firm‚Äôs Oxford office, while spending some time in Reading, and assists a number of large Thames Valley-based corporates including Grafton, Cobham and GreenSquare Group. Downing advised Medical Imaging Partnership on the removal of its chief executive alongside the ‚Äėexcellent, confident‚Äô Rajiv Joshi,¬†dealing with sensitive internal issues and liaising with the client‚Äôs private equity investors. Joshi‚Äôs client base ranges from key technology sector clients, including NTT Security and Inmarsat, to clients in the health and social care sectors and local and police authorities. Rebecca Ireland¬†operates alongside Joshi in Reading and focuses her attention on the technology and education sectors. Ireland also assists the Thames Valley commercial and insolvency teams, primarily on TUPE-related issues, and is the firm‚Äôs client relationship partner with the University of Reading. Associates Rhiannon Jenkins¬†and Vicky Schollar¬†are rising stars.

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